A former Liberian defense minister accused of lying about his past has been arrested on immigration charges, but his Philadelphia lawyer said he never took part in the atrocities that ravaged his country, the AP reported.

Richard Atkins, a Philadelphia lawyer who specializes in helping Americans imprisoned abroad, told the crowd Iran was violating its own laws by holding the trio more than four months without filing any charges against them.

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